據離岸工程網站7月22日消息 澳大利亞桑托斯公司周四上調了年度產量預期下限，并公布第二季度收入增長37%，這得益于價格上漲和天然氣需求增加。

　　該澳大利亞第二大獨立天然氣生產商目前預計，2021年石油當量將達到8700萬~9100萬桶，高于此前預測的8400萬~9100萬桶。

　　截至6月30日的三個月內，該公司的產量增至2250萬桶油當量，高于去年的2060萬桶油當量。

　　截至6月底，天然氣價格處于多年高位，受庫存增加和北半球高溫的支撐，導致發電需求增加。

　　桑托斯的液化天然氣平均銷售價格在6月份上升至7.52美元/每百萬英熱單位，而上一季度為6.12美元/每百萬英熱單位。

　　公司季度銷售收入從去年同期的7.85億美元增至10.8億美元。

　　桑托斯表示，目前預計年銷售量將在1億~1.05億桶油當量之間，而此前的預測為9800萬~1.05億桶油當量。

　　王磊 摘譯自 離岸工程

　　原文如下：

　　Santos Sees Revenue Jump, Raises Output Forecast

　　Australia's Santos Ltd increased the lower end of its annual production outlook on Thursday and reported a 37% jump in second-quarter revenue, helped by higher prices and increased demand for natural gas.

　　The country's second-largest independent gas producer now expects to produce between 87 and 91 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) in 2021, higher than its previous forecast of 84-91 mmboe.

　　The company's production rose to 22.5 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) for the three months ending June 30, higher than the 20.6 mmboe produced last year.

　　Prices for natural gas were at multi-year highs as of June-end, bolstered by increased stocking and high temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere, which led to increased demand for power generation.

　　The average sales price that Santos got for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) during the June quarter rose to $7.52 per metric million British thermal units (mmBtu), compared with $6.12 per mmBtu during the sequentially previous quarter.

　　The company's quarterly sales revenue rose to $1.08 billion from $785 million a year earlier.

　　Santos said it now expects annual sales volume to be between 100 mmboe and 105 mmboe, compared with its previous forecast of 98-105 mmboe.